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Latest Archive
THE REAL "NEW" NORMAL: WHITE SUMMER ROCKS UP THE DANK (3/7/20)
"The house lights come up, the crowd calls for more. For a brief moment or two, the prospect of an encore hangs in the balance..." Find out how White Summer fared at its latest reunion show!
Sep 20, 2020
BACK FOR MORE: WHITE SUMMER RETURNS TO THE DANK (3/7/20)
"The house lights come up, the crowd calls for more. For a brief moment or two, the prospect of an encore hangs in the balance..." Find out how White Summer fared at its latest reunion show!
Sep 20, 2020
ANOTHER ENTRY GOES HERE...
Sep 20, 2020
STRIKE UP THE NEXT LAST DANCE: WHITE SUMMER RETURNS (TAKE II)
"It's good to see some real bands here, every now and then ..." Chairman Ralph and Lisa D. Quinlan run down a few more pertinent specifics from this year's White Summer reunion show.
Oct 8, 2019
STRIKE UP THE NEXT LAST DANCE: WHITE SUMMER RETURNS (TAKE I) (11/24/18)
"Bands were told...to do the same sets every night, to copy songs note for note, even to wear wigs. We said no." White Summer brings back its uncompromising performance philosophy for its annual reunion show. Find out what happened, and how it sounded.
Oct 8, 2019
"WE HAD A LOT OF FUN TONIGHT": WHITE SUMMER RETURNS TO HIDDEN POINTE (11/29/15)
"But, yeah, there seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for it this year..." White Summer's drummer/vocalist, James Watkins, summarizes the mood of the latest reunion, and dishes on some previously-unheard history....including life with Uncle Dirty,and the unlikely events that keep the band's flame burning brightly today.
Oct 8, 2019
“HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT?”: WHITE SUMMER (SLIGHT RETURN): HIDDEN POINTE, BENTON HARBOR, MI (11/29/14)
A nonstop dose of boogie chug-a-lug, flying drumsticks, fluttering gray ponytails, a bevy of special guests past and present...find out what went down, on White Summer's latest reunion-go-round.
Oct 7, 2019
ANOTHER ENTRY GOES HERE...
Oct 7, 2019
ANOTHER ENTRY GOES HERE...
Oct 7, 2019
"THE WHOLE THING WAS A REALLY EMOTIONAL RIDE...": A FEW MORE WORDS WITH JAMES WATKINS, PT. II (11/21/11)
Chairman Ralph returns for the second installment of his chat with White Summer's sticksman, Jimmy Watkins, who recalls the peaks and valleys of recording in the '80s, winding down in the '90s...and that's just the start!
Oct 7, 2019
"HE LIVED IN A WORLD OF SOUND": A FEW MORE WORDS WITH JAMES WATKINS, PT. I (11/21/11)
Chairman Ralph sits down with White Summer's drummer/frontman James Watkins for an extended look at the band's origins, playing philosophy, and encounters with rock legends lEric Clapton and Neil Young in the first of two installments.
Oct 7, 2019
WHITE SUMMER AT CZAR'S 505 (11/25/11): A NICE DAY TO...START AGAIN"
Chairman Ralph shares his recollections of White Summer's latest one-off reunion gig at Czar's 505, including the mood of the crowd, and the major songs that the band played.
Oct 7, 2019
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